Beware the faceless man...

Accelerando

The Singularity. It is the era of the posthuman. Artificial intelligences have surpassed the limits of human intellect....

Hardest of hard SF...

By
David Lee
on
11-24-14

The Collapsing Empire

The Interdependency, Book 1

By:
John Scalzi

Narrated by:
Wil Wheaton

Length: 9 hrs and 23 mins

Unabridged

Overall

7,988

Performance

7,516

Story

7,489

Our universe is ruled by physics, and faster-than-light travel is not possible - until the discovery of The Flow, an extradimensional field we can access at certain points in space-time....

Not very well written

By
Amazon Customer
on
03-29-17

Skinwalker

Jane Yellowrock, Book 1

By:
Faith Hunter

Narrated by:
Khristine Hvam

Length: 14 hrs and 34 mins

Unabridged

Overall

5,317

Performance

4,692

Story

4,702

Jane Yellowrock is the last of her kind-a skinwalker of Cherokee descent who can turn into any creature she desires and hunts vampires for a living....

How refreshing

By
Mobilis
on
06-01-10

After the End of the World

By:
Jonathan L. Howard

Narrated by:
Ari Fliakos

Length: 11 hrs and 15 mins

Unabridged

Overall

42

Performance

40

Story

40

The Unfolded World is a bitter and unfriendly place for Daniel Carter and Emily Lovecraft. In this world the Cold War never happened because the Soviet Union ceased to exist in 1941....

Fantastic fun, eldritch horrors, and a cliffhanger

By
S. Yates
on
11-17-17

A Plague of Giants

By:
Kevin Hearne

Narrated by:
Luke Daniels,
Xe Sands

Length: 22 hrs and 13 mins

Unabridged

Overall

994

Performance

952

Story

950

Set in a magical world of terror and wonder, this audiobook is a deeply felt epic of courage and war, in which the fates of three characters intertwine....

It's a tough one to gauge...

By
Call of Kthalia
on
11-19-17

Dungeon Born

Divine Dungeon Series, Book 1

By:
Dakota Krout

Narrated by:
Vikas Adam

Length: 12 hrs and 32 mins

Unabridged

Overall

4,140

Performance

3,904

Story

3,889

For eons, conquering dungeons has been the most efficient way to become a strong adventurer. Although not everything is as straightforward as it seems....

A Gem in the RPG/Fantasy Genre

By
SirMehr
on
04-01-17

Besieged

By:
Kevin Hearne

Narrated by:
Luke Daniels

Length: 8 hrs and 46 mins

Unabridged

Overall

2,901

Performance

2,719

Story

2,704

The ancient gods are alive and well in the modern world in this hilarious, action-packed collection of original short stories featuring Atticus O'Sullivan....

Better than a novella

By
James
on
07-13-17

Sandman Slim

By:
Richard Kadrey

Narrated by:
MacLeod Andrews

Length: 10 hrs and 28 mins

Unabridged

Overall

3,878

Performance

3,435

Story

3,448

When he was 19, James Stark was considered to be one of the greatest natural magicians, a reputation that got him demon-snatched and sent downtown - to Hell....

jack bauer + spawn = sandman slim

By
Mike Naka
on
11-03-12

The Gods of H. P. Lovecraft

By:
Rachel Caine,
Christopher Golden,
Joe Lansdale,
and others

Narrated by:
David Stifel

Length: 15 hrs and 44 mins

Unabridged

Overall

261

Performance

237

Story

236

A brand new anthology that collects the 12 principal deities of the Lovecraftian Mythos and sets them loose....

Starts of slow but very good

By
KL
on
02-12-17

Publisher's Summary

Hugo Award-winning author Charles Stross is renowned for his cutting-edge science fiction. This third entry in his “edgy … spoof of Cold War spy thrillers” (Booklist) finds covert agent Bob Howard learning about a top-secret dossier that vanishes with his boss. Determined to discover the contents of this memorandum, Howard runs afoul of Russian spies, ancient demons, and apostles of a hideous cult planning to raise the Eater of Souls from the undead.

Story

Top notch!

While _The Jennifer Morgue_ was a bit disappointing (though by no means bad) compared to _The Atrocity Archives_, this book was every bit as good as the first in the series. Not quite as exciting, since the concepts in it have already been well explored in previous two books, but this story is certainly more of an adventure than anything else in the series to date. If you liked _The Atrocity Archives_ even just a little, you should go out of your way to read / listen to this book.

The narrator, Gideon Emery, is PERFECT for this book (as he was for the other two) and does an excellent job with one exception: the mispronunciation of "rosin". It's hard for me to believe that even in British English, it's pronounced the way he said it; I assume he's not familiar with the substance and has therefore never heard it pronounced correctly. THAT was rather distracting.

Definitely worth a listen

The story is sort of a Monty Python/BBC version of Men in Black using subtle British humor in the face of scenarios that should be terrifying. The main characters were likable and interesting and the plot was off-beat enough to keep you guessing the whole way. It made my 14 hour drive fly by nicely.

Great book.

Very intense and another great Laundry book. Charles Stross' story pulled me in and Gideon Emery did a wonderful job of portraying the different characters. REALLY looking forward to the next Laundry novel.

fantasy written as hard science fiction

Stross finally hits his stride in this story. This is not a Dresden files wannabe. Steeped in occult history, philosophy and technology this is not a god botherer friendly book, if your faith is so fragile that reading a story where god doesn't exist, and what we think are gods are actually extra dimensional aliens upsets you, do yourself a favor and go read the left behind series instead. The interlacing of tech, history and occult is done very creatively, the narrator does a great job with accents and his tone and timing is top notch.

One of the best in the Laundry Files Series

Bob Howard is finally coming into his own as a field agent for the Laundry. He combats both office politics and the unknown horrors in this fantastic addition to the Laundry Files.

What was one of the most memorable moments of The Fuller Memorandum?

The climax - of course. Here is the thing - you can't help but be disgusted by what happens to Bob but at the same time, you realize that there might a lot more that will flow out of the event.

Have you listened to any of Gideon Emery’s other performances before? How does this one compare?

Mr. Emery has done a terrific job with the whole Laundry series. I have begun to track other books that he narrates and will likely get one yet another one in the future.

Was there a moment in the book that particularly moved you?

In general, Mr. Stross has done a terrific job implying the horrors and the nastiness that goes with a lot of the magic in his world without any tactile evidence. In this story, he got a little too far into specifics for my taste - although my sensitivity might be driven by the fact that I have a new-born son myself (I will leave my commentary there to avoid spoilers, but anyone who has read this book will know exactly what I am talking about.)

Any additional comments?

In general, I have absolutely LOVED the Laundry Files series. It introduced me to H.P. Lovecraft and I have been searching - in vain - for anything in the same genre. Stross does a great job with the writing and I am looking forward to seeing the books take on their own life rather than being a somewhat empty shadow of a different genre (Jennifer Morgue was difficult because it is SO precisely like a Bond book that there was no suspense.)

Office Drama and Gibbering Horrors

Any additional comments?

A return to fun office workplace Lovecraftian shenanigans!<br/><br/>Yes, you read that right, with The Fuller Memorandum, Stross has once again decided to spoof typical workplace drama with his Lovecraft flavor. I wouldn't say it is a satire anymore, which I am sad about. However, it has become a very competent, creative, and entertaining urban fantasy with a twist. I don't actually know what that twist is, but there is something about this series that defies definition and makes me hesitate to even call it urban fantasy.<br/><br/>To the uninitiated: go buy The Atrocity Archives. Really, do it now. This book is a continuation of what happened previously and follows Bob as he gets into trouble. His mouth gets him into trouble most of all, but his competency and ability to get out of sticky (and sometimes hilarious) situations makes him a prime target for gibbering horrors and those that worship them. <br/><br/>This time Bob has to navigate interoffice politics, a missing boss, a growing disaster, and an iPhone. The bits about the iPhone are worth reading every book up to this one just to fully appreciate those jokes. So. Flipping. Funny.<br/><br/>I continue to recommend this book to anyone who has an office job, especially a governmental one. It is funny, entertaining, and quite good all around with its likable characters, relatable protagonist and fun story.